A clinical pathway for bronchiolitis is effective in reducing readmission rates

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 622-626

  Cheney, Joyce ^a,b   Barber, Scott ^a,b   Altamirano, Luis ^a,b   Medico Cirujano, ^a,b   Cheney, Marise ^a,b   Williams, Chris ^a,b   Jackson, Mary ^a,b   Yates, Patsy ^a,b   O'Rourke, Peter ^a,b   Wainwright, Claire ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; STEROID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27744579730     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.06.040     Document Type: Article

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